The Victorian Taxi Services Commission (TSC) is launching court action against 12 drivers from upstart "ride-sharing" company Uber X and ordering the company to cease its business in the state, claiming it is illegal.

The TSC filed the court action after an undercover investigation, in an attempt to inflict harsher penalties on Uber drivers than the current $1,700 fine.

Kids of migrants and Indigenous people have a right to speak, grow up with, and celebrate their own heritage languages. On International Mother Language Day, let's celebrate that right and the benefits it brings to us all.